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With Kevin Love questionable but hopeful to return and coach Tyronn Lue taking a leave of absense, I expect a re-freshening of the Cavs, if only for one night. They could use it. Meanwhile, though, the Bucks aren't lighting the world on fire. They are just 2-7 in their last nine against teams with .500 records, both straight up and against the spread. I'll lay the small number on the home Cavaliers.

The Bulls will be playing without PG/SG Zach LaVine (worth 1.5 points), PF-Lauri Markkanen (1.5) and PG/SG Kris Dunn (2). This also means Chicago will be down to its third-string point guard, so I take an additional point off for a cluster injury. The Knicks have been playing three very young point guards and, since the loss of Kristaps Porzingis, are 2-13 SU and 4-11 ATS However, they have covered three of their past five games.

Charlotte is significantly worse without Nic Batum, and now that they are out of the playoff race, they'll start developing young guys a little more. They are also playing frustrated, as you could tell in their blowout loss against the Knicks. This is a horrible spot for Charlotte, so I'm expecting the 76ers to take advantage. Lay the large number.

Last year, Florida State was the high seed that was exposed by a lower-seeded Xavier squad. Now, look for a reversal as the Seminoles have a new nucleus of players that should be better prepared scouting-wise against the Musketeers.